The recent Florida Supreme Court decision on medical malpractice lawsuits and the statutory presuit requirements should have lawyers and claimants on high alert when pursuing a malpractice lawsuit. The court’s sudden change of the procedural rules for appealing medical malpractice cases addresses the qualifications of corroborating experts and allows early appellate review of a trial court’s decision.

This new process—which addresses a problem that many say did not exist—demonstrates the current Supreme Court’s increased scrutiny of medical malpractice lawsuits that will result in more delays and higher costs for litigants.

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